Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.
SB 533 requires that local governments hold elections to authorize bond issuances or tax increases only on the November uniform election date, not on other dates. It prevents these elections from being scheduled as emergency elections under existing law. The bill applies only to elections ordered on or after September 1, 2025, leaving past elections unaffected. This change simplifies scheduling for local governments seeking voter approval for debt or tax measures.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 5, 2024
Last action Apr 9, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an official engrossed version, with minor spacing adjustments and header updates. The substantive legislative content regarding election dates for bond authorizations remains unchanged.
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Header information was updated to reflect the bill as an 'Engrossed version' with updated sponsor attribution and bill number formatting.
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025
How they voted
21–9
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 1, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
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